اتانازی، کمک به خودکشی، و قطع حمایت از زندگی: سیاست ژاپن، قانون و تحلیل دو مورد قتل نجات بخش

The first part of this paper will summarize the current status of euthanasia and the cessation of life support in Japan, focusing on its historical background and policy. The second part will briefly sketch the characteristics of Japanese law and then will examine the two recent cases of mercy killing mentioned above to try and determine the roles of whistle blowing in the medical practice arena, with particular reference to Japanese culture. This analysis is a challenge to elucidate how ethics and the law interact, and influence medical practice in a specific cultural context.